Johnny Rockets

So tonight I am going to be going to Johnny Rockets for dinner. Johnny Rockets has to be one of my favorite joints because they have the best hamburgers and milk shakes I have ever tasted. I always have to get some sort of chocolate milkshake, but not just a plain chocolate milkshake, it has to be one with some sort of candy bar concoction going on. Then there are the fries that the little girl in the cute little poodle skirt comes over and creates a smiley face of ketchup on the plate for you. Lastly, if it couldn't get any better, the wait staff dances for you! And it is almost always to YMCA. I love that part, because I always try to find the one person who is singing their heart out and they just don't care who's watching. I'm a shy girl so I always have such admiration for anyone who can belt out a song in public in front of a bunch of crazy strangers eating their burgers and fries, just gawking at you! I'm also probably the world's worst dancer, so to top it all off, if you can dance how I envy you!
So this got me thinking about the 50's and perfumes that are classics. So today I want to write about a classic that I have recently sampled that is actually one of the very first perfumes from the Perfume House Guerlain. How I love Guerlain perfumes. Insolence and and My Insolence are very modern and tantalizing. So recently I did some research on Guerlain and located a perfume called Jicky. I ordered a sample from Perfumed Court because Jicky is not cheap and I was on a mission to try this one. I read up on a lot of reviews and I hoped with baited breath that Jicky would live up to my expectations. First let me explain that not only was this one of the first Guerlain perfumes, it is also a unisex fragrance. Jicky was created in 1889. It is a classical fragrance and despite the age, it is timeless and still very modern. According to the legend, the perfume was named after a girl Aime Guerlain was in love with when he was a student in England. It is more likely, though, that this perfume is named after his uncle Jacques Guerlain’s nick – Jicky. This was one of the first perfumes created with addition of synthetic materials (the first was Fougere Royale Houbigant, 1882). The top notes contain lavender and citrus (bergamot, lemon and mandarin), which perfectly match the cold, metallic orris and rose shaded by vetiver. The cold top and middle notes are an elegant counterbalance to the warm base created of patchouli, vanilla, amber and musk.
So Jicky to me did smell sort of like a cinnamon pastry upon applying with some lemon drop note peaking its pretty head. It was a very comforting scent that indeed could be worn by either a gentleman or a lady, however, there was absolutely a masculine note that was apparent. For my tastes, I like my perfumes to be straight feminine. If there is a masculine note I am usually turned off by the smell. In Jicky's case, not so much, but all I could keep thinking about was attempting to get my fiance to give this a whirl. I am fascinated by any scent that can stand the test of time. Considering Jicky has been around since the 1800's, that is pretty impressive. I'm always sad when I love a perfume and I see it go off the market. Thankfully there is always Amazon.com and Ebay. I hope that Jicky stays around for another 100 years as I do hope the same for Johnny Rockets. :) I love to go there and feel like I'm living in a time when my parents were going out on a date, my mother wearing her poodle skirts, or whatever they wore in the fifties. :) I wonder if she ever wore Jicky for my Dad? ;o) If you are interested in this perfume and don't want to break the piggy bank, I really recommend The Perfume Court because you can get a sample of a lot of different perfumes for very cheap. I don't know if I'll ever break my piggy bank to get this one but I'd be interested if any of my readers own this one. Message me if you do because I'd love to hear your takes on this perfume.